tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57151512011-09-15T09:29:04.186-07:00. .. ...wisdom and musings from the unwise... .. .Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.comBlogger731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-2054270966328725162011-01-21T17:38:00.000-08:002011-01-21T17:42:39.310-08:00

"I think many forms of pantheistic atheism more agreeable to an imaginative mind than Unitarianism... Unitarianism is, in effect, the worst of one kind of atheism, joined to the worst of one kind of Calvinism, like two asses tied tail to tail. It has no covenant with God; and looks upon prayer as a sort of self-magnetizing—a getting of the body and temper into a certain status, desirable per se,

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Today I was reading in Luke 5:5 and a devotion about surrender. One issue that it hit on that struck me, as it has before, is that of fear. It talked about surrendering to God my past regrets. That really hit me because I most of the time when thinking about surrender to God toil over why I can't just make myself surrender. The truth is that I am afraid. I am afraid of submitting to Christ. I

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A little poem that I wrote while I was visiting Angela's poetry class last week.---Closets are told to remain closedHiding the clutter of a past brokenSneakers and underwearUnmentionables whose odors seep under the doorIgnoring them, they grow strongerThrow them away!Let the abyss of gyms socksBe cast into aluminum cansFor less fortunate individualsTo dispatch to destructive marching ordersBut

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I ran across this poem a few days ago on the recommendation of Jason Bull and it really touched me in a big way. I think it is powerfully honest and gives me a great sense that I'm not alone in these battles of the mind and heart. Not only that, but a relieving sense of hope in the One who does hold my identity in His hands.Who am I? They often tell meI stepped from my cell’s confinement Calmly,

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I was perusing through my journal this morning and came across an interesting tidbit that I wrote back in '05. It was my first year at Regent College and I was in a particularly rough place of feeling distant from God and yet going through a lot of changes. It was such a tumultuous time that I still haven't fully come to understand everything my heart and mind was going through at that

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When I first went to Regent College, I really don't think I was ever prepared for the sort of changes that would occur in my theology and ultimately my lifestyle and worldview. Many things that I held dearly to beforehand were deconstructed and lost, while at the same time others were strengthened and brought to a whole new depth and resolve. As I look back over the years, I feel that for the

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Honestly, this is the epitome of crappy, psuedo-inspirational gifts.I think this would make a good 3 year anniversary gift... I mean, really... what do you do for those odd year anniversaries? Anything not multiple of five is getting Chicken Soup and Bath and Body Works :) lolI'm joking.. really.

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Today was an interesting day of highs and lows. I got to screw up by trying to do a good thing but in a really bad way. Yet, I also witnessed the beauty of God's faithfulness through long time friends.  For starters, my day was rather normal... did some errands, some studying, and just getting ready for my summer (and of course facebook procrastination). In the middle of that day, I ended up

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Yeah, there's an inch of snow on the ground... what the heck?

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I hate advertisers. Really, I'll just pull a conclusion out of my rear, butt (pun intended) I think modern advertising is responsible for about 3/4's of the psychological maladies and poor self-image of north americans.On a less judgmental note though, if I were in the advertising industry, I'd have a daily ethical seizure trying to deal with it all. Some advertising I find simply despicable and

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Real quick post. I just want to tell of how awesome God is. I can't share the details of the story, but basically I was studying down in Koerner Library on Saturday night and around 8:45-9pm, I felt the urge to pray for a friend of mine. Didn't know why just felt like I needed to pray and but I just did anyway. I prayed general things for this friend that were based on my own knowledge of them.

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I kind of feel like a stupid American right now. For the past few years of working up in Alaska, a large amount of Taiwanese come on cruises and visit the beautiful fjords of the Inside Passage. Also, a large amount of other nationalities. When us bus drivers are loading our passengers in the mornings, we have to check passports since we go into Canada for our trips typically. No big deal.Here's

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I'm sitting and chatting with a friend on the "interwebs" and they basically talk about one thing that deals with Christianity, Scripture, or Bible interpretation and I just go off on whatever their topic is...  dumping info on them. Great... seminary has turned me into a boring old man... :-p Pretty soon, there will be hair growing from my nose and ears profusely. I'll keep telling the same

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I'm moving my blog back to here for the time being.As much as I like graphical appeal of iWeb, it is extremely inconvenient as a blogging software, because it takes so much time to update the darn thing. I really want to revamp my site and make it look nice, but I don't have time to do that. I'll just go back to my blogspot account for easily being able to update until I can revamp my site. So,

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check out www.alexfritz.com... I'm running new stuff there... i may find a way to integrate blogger.com stuff to my other site, but that'll have to wait till I have time.. :)

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Perfection. Holiness. Sinlessness.Whatever you call it, it sounds slightly absurd. No matter who you are though, most reasonable people will say something along the lines of “Well, nobody’s perfect.” To which, we all hardly agree because if that weren’t true, then that would mean there is something extraordinarily wrong with each of us. At least, more so than the “wrongness” we already have to

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My Crew Originally uploaded by phritz.Well, as many of you know... I made the trip down to Mobile, AL while I was in Alabama visiting family this past Christmas.While I was there I managed by some miracle to successfully get a large number of old Chi Alpha folks to come hang out with me at O'Charleys. It was so good to see everybody together again for a little while and to catch up. We all are so

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Can I get an Amen? Originally uploaded by AnomalousNYC. Found this photo on flickr. Really interesting character this guy. Attacks consumerism (fine with me), but is a bit unclear what he IS advocating for. It's worth a look into. The link here takes you to flickr where you can read a sample of a rant/sermon of his. Pretty challenging.Aside from all that, it's a pretty cool photo.

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Snowy Vancouver Originally uploaded by phritz. Would you look at this beauty!!! I love snow... I just hope we get more snow... better snow, this stuff was wet and icy... I don't know what it is about snow, but it makes me feel so good when it snows... maybe it's like an idealistic vision for me of like happy times...

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Car Troubles Originally uploaded by phritz. Woke up on saturday and started the car... I go check under the hood because of the shaking... and wouldn't you know, some animal had chewed through four of my spark plug wires.

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Please be in prayer for my ex-landlady, Ms. Richards. I just found out yesterday that she's been in hospital for about three weeks, which means that she's been in there almost since Thanksgiving. I went to visit her and she is definitely on the upswing right now, but it has apparently been quite a turbulent few weeks. It's also going to be her birthday tomorrow, which she will almost certainly

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The Whole Crew Originally uploaded by phritz. Ah, my 2nd Canadian Thanksgiving... I got to spend it with Janet Richards' family, which was an exquisite treat. She has a lovely family and they make me feel like part of the family. It's great. Though it does make me miss my family: Love you guys if you're reading this...Another good part of this Thanksgiving is that I got to eat it twice:

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DSCN1645 Originally uploaded by julio and Lisa. I was perusing old photos on Julio and Lisa's flickr blog... What cool memories, hanging out that night at Tai's sweet sweet pad that he stayed in during the spring term this year. Ah... why couldn't ya have stayed there Tai... :)

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The Clergy Originally uploaded by phritz. Well, the Black and White party and Tim and Ted's was excellent... As you can see, Wil and I definitely "blessed" the crowd with our presence. Check out the rest of my photos at flickr.

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Memphis Blues Originally uploaded by phritz. Well, times are getting back to normal. I've been back in Vancouver for almost three full weeks and I'm finally moved into my place and am having time to throw some extra time around for things like blogging :).Sarah, Shandra, Tanya, Mike, Boroughs, and Escher came through Vancouver and visited Elliot, Ian, and I. We took Ian out for his b-day,

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Jen and Courtney at the Fish Co. Originally uploaded by phritz. We had a visit from Jen Headley and her friend Courtney from texas as they made their way through Alaska... So, who's coming up next? :)Sheryl, Rachelle, and Will? You guys still coming? :)

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Hey guys... I know I've disappeared into a black hole known as Alaska. It's really tough to have the motivation to upload photos and write blog entries when I'm working 11-14 hrs a day. Luckily, we do tend to get weekends off, so that's nice. I'm enjoying life up here a lot. Although it is a super small town. No movie theater, one grocery store, one gas station, and no traffic lights. :)

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Well, we made it to Skagway, AK. We've been really busy with all our training but I'll try to post more photos... it's so beautiful out here, but it could be easy for that to become common place because we'll be spending so much time here. This sheep here is just one of the many elements of the wildlife we came in contact with on the Alaska Highway. I have now earned the nickname of the bird

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Elliot, Ian, and I kicked off our road trip today to the wonderful state of Alaska. We left a little late because my moving operation, Sock'n Awe, hit a few "snags"... sorry couldn't resist... anywho... we hit the road at about 11:30am and we arrived this evening in the wonderful (factory) town of Prince George. Seems like most of the towns up here on the plateau are factory towns... anywho... I

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Man, feelin' like a ton of bricks was just lifted off of me...Yesterday was just such an awful day... couldn't get everything done smoothly and all these deadlines came crashing down, but all is well... the CDL testing is over... I'm licensed and I've got my CPR stuff... and I'm leaving with Elliot and Ian saturday morning... the papers are done (except Christian Life, but it doesn't count)...

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I just had the most wonderful time with the Lord and wanted to share. After I finished the last post, I just felt like playing my guitar. While I was playing, I just began to sing my prayer to God. I've sometimes tried this before, but always get so caught up in the fact that I don't like the way it sounds or something, but today... my heart was just desperate. I've been feeling like hard desert

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Busy busy day yesterday :) In all my organization wonder, I strolled quietly (and unobservantly) down 10th Ave to go to Enigma to a surprise party for Billy Vo. Little did I know that when I walked in I crossed the street and walked in right in front of Billy, Liz, and Sara... so much for the surprise, but I guess he was surprised when he saw me walk into the restaurant. :-pAfter the B-day bash (

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Alas, another farewell to more good friends... sorry to see you guys go... here's some photos from today's litte take over breakfast at Sophie's (I do mean takeover - we told them 10 were coming, and 20 showed up... woo hoo) [just click the photos to get the huge versions (I do mean huge)]and for those of you that like to have the full quality picture - here's the 2.2MB biggy of Tai's Farewell

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Found this hilarious site called Gizoogle.com that translates sites to some form of ebonics... funny stuff... here's an example of what it did on one site... try some of these links for it too... [warning: gizoogle, in the interest of cultural education of course, uses profanity in some of its "translations"... so don't get mad at me... i warned ya]My Blog GizoogledJack Handey Quotes GizoogledCNN

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Super Luu's Farewell Shindig Originally uploaded by phritz. We sent Dr. Tai off in style last night with a service length that put many pentecostal churches to shame, clocking in at four hours. I had that, "I've been in church for four hours" light headed feeling. Maybe that was the communion wine though ;).If you want to download the full-size picture posted here, click on it and sign up

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Just finished my New Testament exam... what a bear that was... but not as bad as I expected... my only consolation is to go home and read a little of one of my favorite comics: Outland. My real favorite is Bloom County (same comic, but different). The book I have at home is called "Politically, Fashionably, And Aerodynamically Incorrect" - I just love that title. I feel like I can relate to it

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Had quite the bluesy evening last friday. First off... it's been like a year and a half since I've had some good BBQ. And I'm telling ya, I love sushi and all, but a man needs BBQ. It's in the blood. At least in the southern man's blood. I may not have an accent, but I needs dat bah buh que... Enough slobbering, oddly enough, Vancouver happens to be the home of an incredible BBQ joint called

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I'm feeling pretty generous this term and some people really helped me with OT last term with their notes... so here are all my notes from this terms NT Foundations course. These notes are all the handouts transcribed, combined with all the info from the PPT slides, and any other comments I was able to add. I plan to post a study guide on sunday which will take Derrenbacker's study guide and I'll

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20050403 - Sunset Pan - 2_1 Originally uploaded by phritz. Hey check out this sweet pan I took from my bedroom window :) I admittedly played with the levels a bit in Photoshop...

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Check out this article... interesting stuff...Wandering Thoughts: Shutting down the Border

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I had an interesting conversation with some new friends of mine on the bus last night. We were on our way home and they're just getting to know me, so they were investigating my background a bit. When I told them I was from Alabama (therefore an American), the conversation almost immediately switched to politics. I mean there was some transition, but not more than a few sentences.Now, the

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Most of the Regent folks know my plans, but some of you guys might not quite know what I've got planned for my summer, but barring any huge hang-ups... I'm going to spend my summer in the beautiful state of Alaska! Got to love this seasonal work.Technically, I won't be "double clutchin'" though because I'm driving an MCI bus like the one pictured above, which has automatic transmission. The cool

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In Loving MemoryStanley Grenz passed away early March 12th of a brain hemhorage at the young age of 55. We are mourning the passing of a wonderful man of God who's life and writings were an inspiration to so many. You will be greatly missed.Remarks from his site concerning the memorial service and donations:A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 2:30pm. The service will be

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Hey guys... I'm so late on things :)... but go check out some photos from my community groups trip to Galiano Island the weekend of March [I mean Feb] 18-20... Galiano Island is a small island in the Gulf Islands off the coat. Funny thing is that it isn't a gulf but a straight. They were named the Gulf Islands before they knew that. Anywho, for those of you that don't know this. Galiano Island is

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So, I know I'm posting these late, but I was trying to get more photos from other people first because I didn't have that many good shots.Russell snapped this shot of the place settings... we also had a nice fire crackling away.This past Valentine's Day was THE BEST VALENTINE'S DAY EVER... bar none. I don't see it being rivaled anytime soon. For me, Valentine's Day is just another day most of the

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Well, I thought it was a good lecture today... but Noah, Yuki, and Sara (not pictured because my life would be most likely threatened) wouldn't know whether it was or not... Nothing seemed to wake them. I remember at one point this awful loud sound came from the mic and I thought for sure they'd wake up... not even a stir. Sleep tight guys...PS- Picts from the infamous Valentine's Party will be

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So, for those of you that didn't know it already, our good friend Lyle skipped town about a little over a week ago, never to be seen by us again. :( As you can see, there were only a handfull of us that got to say bye to Lyle before he left. I got a phone call from the "swatbag", as Tim would put it, today and he informed me that him and his sweety were living it up in San Diego this weekend.

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1107407781668214572005-02-02T21:16:00.000-08:002005-02-02T21:23:05.376-08:00

This past weekend was tons of fun. Almost too much honestly, because I got absolutely nothing done for my homework. Oh, well... I'll get more done later. Honestly, after last terms shinadigans with my 13.5 units, this term feels like a picnic. Anywho, on to the photos... This was really a marathon evening. We started off at 3:45pm (supposed to be earlier but we were late) and most of us didn't

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Caught Lyle snoozing at the party at Mattoon's on friday night. Poor guy just tuckered out :) It's a good thing he was only lightly asleep. Who knows what we would have done to him if he was really out. Who knows how incriminating this picture could be if we just attached some juicy stories to it. Something involving... (you fill in the blank). Sleep tight bro... :)

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Hey peeps... so, back in style in Vancouver... and I'm done with my OT audio course finally. Jeez, what a pain in the neck that thing was. But I learned a lot :). I returned from my vacation on the 10th and came home to a snowy vancouver, which normally wouldn't say much but they managed to get more snow then they have in a long time. Too bad it's melting now though. Here's a quick photo for you

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I caught some more cute shots of my cousins on film... aren't they sweet :)

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sleepy fritz Originally uploaded by phritz. I'm enjoying doing nothing... I should try it more often :)Actually, I've been taking care of my two little cousins a lot too, so that's not easy...

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Well, I finally made it back to Alabama. I say finally, but I was last here just four months ago. Seriously though, I much prefer visiting here in the winter. I don't have to deal with taking a shower everytime I step out of the door (it's like normally 100% humidity in the summer). So, winter is nice here. The first thing I saw when I got back was a nice Chik-fil-a. Ah, I so miss Chik-fil-a. My

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Sorry, I had to post this... click image for full size comic...

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I woke up this morning feeling curious about Creflo Dollar Ministries because, for whatever reason, I had a dream about the man last night. So... I woke up and began checking out his credentials because I wasn't convinced that a man that held the title Doctor Creflo Dollar could possibly still think that his teachings were true, just simply because any reputable seminary would not allow you to

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1102843647380391882004-12-12T01:56:00.000-08:002004-12-12T01:27:27.380-08:00

Well, I would say I just wasted a good solid $5 tonight. I couldn't find anything else to do tonight except to just stop at Blockbuster and pick up a few flicks. Good news is now I get two free movies of them, but it hardly seems worth it when you pay $5 to rent a movie, but anyway... So, I rented Saved because I wanted to see if it had anything particularly profound to say about Christians. It

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Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!! Lyle is staying!!

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1102219590437007522004-12-04T20:04:00.000-08:002004-12-04T20:06:30.436-08:00

I know some people in the OT class can relate... :) I just spent the entire day reading the OT. Went from 2 Samuel through 2 Chronicles. I still have an hour left before I take the night off. Maybe I can go ahead a hit Ezra. Fo' reallys yo... if I read "and he did evil in the sight of the Lord" one more time, I'ma gonna scream...

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Tonight is a weird night. Totally strange mix of emotions in my heart. I went to go see Napoleon Dynamite and Garden State at Hollywood Theatres. Of course, Napoleon Dynamite was absolutely hilarious. You know how you watch a movie for the first time and if you wait long enough to watch it again, it's almost like you saw it for the first time again. I guess for me, that's about 4 months. :)

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1101926064580784072004-12-01T10:34:00.000-08:002004-12-01T10:34:24.580-08:00

IMG_4298 Originally uploaded by phritz. Hey guys... want to see picts I've been taking... check out Phritz's PhotosI'll be posting primarily shaky face shots I collect and any other funny shots :)

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/30/opinion/30brooks.html An interesting NY Times article I read today. Pretty much just makes a point to jab and the Christian Coalition and uplift an unsung hero of Christianity today. Fun read, but you'll have to have an account with NY Times to read it.

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1100941234623717542004-11-20T01:57:00.000-08:002004-11-30T19:58:31.010-08:00

The Holy Land Experience Christian Museum I originally had this post in my drafts because I was investigating what "The Holy Land Experience" was... I found that it was a Christian Museum of history and not a theme park. The post that was on here for the last day or so wasn't actually supposed to be there because I had it in my drafts folder, but for some reason it posted. Anywho, I don't want

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1100753049105075092004-11-17T20:35:00.000-08:002004-11-17T21:51:03.920-08:00

I struggled whether to tell what the inspiration was behind this poem, but I don't want to take away from the possibility of it being meaningful to another situation. I'm considering this unfinished for now, because I may add a more happy refrain, or not. We'll see. concealed Alone, ignored, the pains of this world ravage my heart; Unknown, veiled, behind this satin cover of dishonesty, the

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1100337259018739882004-11-12T23:47:00.000-08:002007-01-15T08:17:31.403-08:00

The evening proved quite an adventure. I spent most of the day reading about skin diseases (among other things) in Leviticus, eating, and napping in the Regent Atrium. Then retreated to a fun filled evening of Western League Hockey: Vancouver Giants vs. the Portland who knows what... definite fun times, the last time I saw so much fighting, it involved Mike Tyson taking a loving nibble on Evander

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1100246312688109942004-11-11T23:57:00.000-08:002004-11-12T00:01:22.593-08:00

Just watched Wit (2001) with Emma Thomson. Directed by Mike Nichols. This was one of the most emotionally moving movies I've seen since I watched The Passion but in a much different way. The Passion was just a ravaging of my emotions, but this was very gradual till the end. As the movie made it's final crescendo at the end, the whole reality and message of the movie became clear and simply slaps

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1099345659539242042004-11-01T13:34:00.000-08:002004-11-05T10:23:13.716-08:00

Ah, the US Election is on us. The airwaves are full of our favorite newscasters, keeping us on the edge of our seat with up-to-the-minute updates on the polls. Personally, I think they should bring in a new set of newscasters. If their going for entertainment value, they should at least go all out and bring in some sports announcers instead. It wouldn't change the content of the reports at all

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1099115367766193212004-10-29T13:20:00.000-07:002004-10-29T22:49:27.766-07:00

It's bad enough that the Internet is so flooded with pornography. This morning as I was working on my car, they went even farther. My cell phone buzzes and it says I have a text message. I open it up and it is from Maxim offering me to play a game over my cell phone that will reward me with "Maxim Photos" if I get the answers right. That was just so upsetting to me. Now even my cell phone has to

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1099060872590353242004-10-29T07:36:00.000-07:002004-10-29T07:41:12.590-07:00

...I woke up this morning to the sound of my clock radio playing Rob Zombie and a ghost/spirit expert on the radio.

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1098921834785456702004-10-27T16:45:00.000-07:002004-10-28T12:46:40.956-07:00

I've been reading Augustine's Confessions all day today (literally) and ran across an interesting quote. "If anyone finds your {referring to God} simultaneity beyond his understanding, it is not for me to explain it. Let him be content to say 'What is this?' (Ex. 16:15). So too let him rejoice and delight in finding you who are beyond discovery rather than fail to find you by supposing you to

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1098835566687945082004-10-26T16:59:00.000-07:002004-10-26T17:06:06.686-07:00

i feel like I'm in a manic state in respect to my studies... During classes I'm studying like a mad-man and now that it's "reading week," I can't seem to get myself to study. It's like I need a good dose of Ritalin to get me centered down or sped up since all that is is just a toned down methanphendamine.

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1098835850843395872004-10-25T23:59:00.000-07:002004-10-26T17:14:37.480-07:00

I'd like to note that I ate a 2/3 lb hamburger today at Bob's Burger & Brew in Bellingham, WA. I'd like to think that shows my ability to take things with a grain of salt, rather than pointing out that it highlights my inability to follow through with good health knowledge. Could you please pass the fructose tomato jelly, I mean... ketchup.

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1098694706726808172004-10-25T01:58:00.000-07:002004-11-12T00:05:18.296-08:00

Just saw Super Size MeI'd have to say that I'll still eat fast food every once in a while, but when self-control is needed... all I have to do is recall the image of this man (slowly) pounding a supersize double quarter pounder meal and then ralphing it up because he isn't used to eating so much food. Either that or I could just imagine his liver self-destructing after eating McD's for 30 days.

Alex Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105697788872163884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715151.post-1098463112588397922004-10-22T09:38:00.000-07:002004-10-22T13:47:42.300-07:00

...alex awoke from a great sleep and said, "Let there be a blog for all to waste time reading" and there was and it was alright.

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